Telesto
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Telesto | |
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Telesto from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
Designation | |
Name | Telesto |
Reference body | Saturn |
Planetary mean orbits | |
Epoch | 2005.41409993155 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 294982895.327265 m |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.00135322311719079 |
Inclination (i) | 26.99175443° (0.471094985718313 radian) |
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 170.5249542° (2.97622190838104 radian) |
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 228.2436068° (3.98360243574497 radian) |
Mean longitude (L) | 562.9831948° (9.82591038306971 radian) |
Selected physical parameters | |
Mean radius | 13000 m |
Mass | 1.1×1015 kg |
Rotation elements | |
SidRotPeriod | 163129 seconds (45.136 hours) |
SidRotOffset | 0 |
Obliqutiy | 0.4895 |
LAN | 6.09808 |
Note | *Elements given are from Telesto.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip) |
Telesto (Saturn XIII, S/1980 S 13) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 by B Smith, H Reitsema, S Larson, and J Fountain. [[w:Telesto (mythology) Telesto was a water nymph of Oceanus and Tethys. Telesto is co-orbital with Tethys and leads about 60° near the L5 point, whereas Calypso trails at the L4 point. Calypso and Telesto are two of the four known Saturn Trojan moons.
Telesto in Orbiter[edit]
Telesto was introduced to Orbiter with osaturn.zip add-on in October 2002.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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The Outer Planets 060929 Base | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel Carl Romanik Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 30 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | ||
The Outer Planets 050329 Update | AVSIM | 050329 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik |
Scenery | 30 March 2005 | ||
The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
Moons of Saturn Part 3 | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 19 October 2002 |
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Telesto as seen by the Cassini spacecraft in 2005,
from Wikimedia Commons
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